Haven't been on a while.

[David Harmon]

Hello,

Hope everyone is ok, sorry I haven't posted anything for a while been kind of busy so heres my leopard tortoise's. just wanted a recap as if am doing ok? these have just turn past 2 years.

Humidity is 91% most days never drops below 80%. they go out in the sun when it's shining in the UK.

Soaked every day for half hour in warm water.

Temperatures are in day 30c basking spot and to the cooler part 25 and two massive plant pots to hide in.

Food - Kale, hibiscus flowers dried, mazuri, ruby and red chard, rocket,frisee, radicchio,lambs lettuce, spring greens, pak choi, nettles dried, dandelion and zoo med dried grassland food. Calcium twice a week on the food.

The tortoises are definitely male and female been flashed to many times by the male and he's smaller than the female and different attitudes. Both of them eat very well.

These weigh currently male is 1.7kilos and the female is 2.5kilos.

Please if you have any more advice feel free to share as always want to improve.

Thank you in advance

 

[wellington]

Looking pretty good. The only advice I can give is you will need to separate them soon if they aren't already or get yourself another female. Once the male starts wanting to breed, he will buy your female too much and fluid cause her to get sick. If you don't want another female, but want to breed them, then you would only put them together for breeding and then separate them.

 

[David Harmon]

Looking pretty good. The only advice I can give is you will need to separate them soon if they aren't already or get yourself another female. Once the male starts wanting to breed, he will buy your female too much and fluid cause her to get sick. If you don't want another female, but want to breed them, then you would only put them together for breeding and then separate them.

Thank you for the advice, these are separated as I built two vivariums for them.

 

[Tom]

They look good.

I'd want to see the basking area closer to 36, and ambient around 30.

I'd also try to add more weeds, leaves, and succulents to the diet and less grocery store food. If you must use grocery store food look for chicory, endive and escarole.

 

[David Harmon]

They look good.

I'd want to see the basking area closer to 36, and ambient around 30.

I'd also try to add more weeds, leaves, and succulents to the diet and less grocery store food. If you must use grocery store food look for chicory, endive and escarole.

Hello Tom,

Thank you for the reply, what leaves do you mean sorry and succulents? in the uk market I only seem to find chicory. Do you recommend Mazuri? t-rex food? as a treat sprinkled on the food once a week?

 

[David Harmon]

Hello Tom,

Thank you for the reply, what leaves do you mean sorry and succulents? in the uk market I only seem to find chicory. Do you recommend Mazuri? t-rex food? as a treat sprinkled on the food once a week?

And sorry I have a calcium stones throughout the enclosures so there can trim beaks when they can, can I feed dried hibiscus flowers as I can buy this in bulk and how often would you feed this?

 

[Reptilian Feline]

Endives are related to radicchio and chicory. They belong to the same family of plants.

 

[Maitaimommy]

Hibiscus flowers are a great staple! I have trouble finding them here in Maine though

 

[David Harmon]

I have brought the hibiscus flowers from eBay as I can bulk buy this and just add to the food. thank you for the replies from people.

 

[Maitaimommy]

I love your torts! Are they leopards?

 

[Maitaimommy]

Sorry David, just saw your earlier post. Absolutely beautiful!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I think they're looking fantastic.

 

[David Harmon]

Sorry David, just saw your earlier post. Absolutely beautiful!

yeah leopards, and from the UK as well, just spent the day out doors as been nice weather, so actually grazed the lawn and weeds.

 

[David Harmon]

Endives are related to radicchio and chicory. They belong to the same family of plants.

thank you just couldn't find them in the shops.

 

[David Harmon]

I think they're looking fantastic.

thank you.